SPLITTING MATCHES
A. IF THE FIFTH MATCH HAS NOT BEEN STARTED BY THE 3RD HOUR AND BOTH TEAMS ARE IN AGREEMENT, MATCHES MAY BE SPLIT. THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE IF THERE IS A VACANT TABLE AND BOTH TEAMS AGREE.
DROP OFF POINT
A. A CENTRAL LOCATION WILL BE THE DROP-OFF/ PICK UP POINT FOR ALL TEAMS IN THE DIVISION.
B. THE VISITING TEAM WILL CARRY BOTH TEAM ENVELOPES TO AND FROM THE MATCH.
C. THE VISITING TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING THE ENVELOPES TO THE DROP OFF LOCATION BY 6:00 PM THE DAY FOLLOWING THE MATCH.
D. BE SURE TO VERIFY CASH CONTENTS OF ENVELOPES WITH THE OPPOSING TEAM CAPTAIN. BOTH CAPTAINS' OR A TEAM DESIGNATE MUST SIGN THE SEAL OF THE ENVELOPE
BONUS POINTS
A. BONUS POINTS CAN BE EARNED EACH NIGHT OF PLAY.
B. 8 BALL MATCHES RECEIVE 2 POINTS. 9 BALL MATCHES RECEIVE 10 POINTS.
1. 1 POINT OR 5 POINTS IN 9 BALL FOR MAKING DROP OFF ON TIME AND SENDING EXACT
AMOUNT OF MONEY. NO ONES!!! NO CHECKS!!! NO COINS!!! NO 2 DOLLAR BILLS!!!
2. 1 POINT OR 5 POINTS IN 9 BALL FOR SCORESHEETS BEING FILLED OUT COMPLETELY.
TEAM #, NAMES (FIRST AND LAST), PLAYER #, TOTAL INNINGS, DEFENSIVE SHOTS,
SCORE, WIN/ LOSS AND TOTALPOINTS WON. SCORESHEETS DO NOT HAVE TO MATCH.
C. TEAMS WITH PAST DUE AMOUNTS WILL LOSE 1 BONUS EACH WEEK THAT THE OWED MONEY IS NOT PAID. THIS POLICY WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
D. TEAMS THAT ARE CHRONICALLY LATE WITH PAPER WORK OR ARE PAST DUE FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS WILL BE ASSED A $10.00 FEE.
E. FEES SECTIONS IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE SCORESHEET MUST BE FILLED OUT!
ADDING PLAYERS OR YEARLY RENEWALS
A. ALL NEW PLAYERS OR RENEWAL FEE MUST BE PAID THE FIRST TIME THE PLAYER PLAYS. IF NOT PAID POINTS WILL BE LOST PLUS LOSS OF BONUS POINTS.
ADDING PLAYERS TO A TEAM---TEAM SURVIVAL
A. IF AFTER THE FOURTH WEEK YOUR ROSTER DROPS BELOW SIX PLAYER, ADDITIONS UP TO BUT NO MORE THAN A TOTAL OF SIX PLAYERS MAY BE ADDED.
EXAMPLE: I HAVE A ROSTER OF 7 PLAYERS AFTER THE FOURTH WEEK OF PLAY. THREE OF MY PLAYERS ARE TRANSFERRED AND I HAVE ONLY FOUR PLAYERS LEFT TO PLAY. IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO ADD TWO PLAYERS TO MY ROSTER WITH LEAGUE OPERATOR APPROVAL. THIS IS FOR TEAM SURVIVAL ONLY, YOU CANNOT DROP PLAYERS JUST TO GET BETTER PLAYERS ON YOUR TEAM.
TEAM DROPPING DURING SESSION
A. THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FEES FOR THE ENTIRE SESSION.
B. ONCE A TEAM HAS REGISTERED FOR THE SESSION IF YOUR TEAM DROPS, THE REMAINING UNPAID FEES FOR THE SESSION PLUS TWO WEEKS OF FEES, WILL BE DIVIDED EQUALLY BY THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE TEAM. ANY PLAYER NOT PAYING THEIR SHARE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY ON ANY LEAGUE TEAM UNTIL PAYMENT IN FULL IS MADE.
SAFETIES/DEFENSIVE SHOTS
A. TEAMS CONTINUALLY NOT MARKING DEFENSIVE SHOTS ARE SUBJECT TO HANDICAP REVIEW. A REVIEW MAY RESULT IN EACH PLAYERS HANDICAP BEING RAISED A MINIMUM OF ONE SKILL LEVEL.
B. IT IS THE PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DECLARE A DEFENSIVE SHOT WHEN MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH TEAMS.
C. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR BOTH SCORESHEETS TO HAVE MATCHING INNINGS AND/OR DEFENSIVE SHOTS. IF YOU FEEL A DEFENSIVE SHOT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED ---- MARK IT DOWN! IT TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DEFENSIVE SHOTS TO AFFECT YOU SKILL LEVEL.
COACHING/ TIME-OUTS
A. IF ANY MEMBER OF A TEAM OR SPECTATORS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TEAM OR HOST LOCATION, SUGGESTS A TIME-OUT, THAT TIME-OUT MUST BE TAKEN.
B. ONLY THE COACH MAY APPROACH THE TABLE IN A TIME-OUT SITUATION.
C. NO ONE---PLAYER OR COACH MAY MARK THE TABLE.
D. NORMAL SHOTS SHOULD BE SHOT WITHIN TWENTY SECONDS, HIGHER DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY SHOTS SHOULD BE SHOT WITHIN FORTY SECONDS.
E. TIME-OUTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE. THIS IS NOT A FOUL UNLESS WARNINGS ARE NOT HEEDED.
FORFEITS AND/OR REMATCHES
A. FIVE POINTS ARE AWARDED ONY IF ACCOMPANIED BY LEAGUE FEES. NO BONUS POINTS WILL BE RECIEVED.
B. IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, REMATCHES AT LEAGUE OPERATOR DISCRETION.
C. REMATCHES: IF BOTH TEAM CAPTAIN'S AGREE, A TEAM MATCH MAY BE RESCHEDULED FOR A DIFFEREN NIGHT, BUT MUST BE PLAYED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ORIGINAL MATCH DATE. (MUST BE APPROVED BY LEAGUE OPPERATOR).
D. NO REMATCHES WILL BE ALLOWED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF LAST NIGHT OF REGULAR SESSION.
E. IN THE CASE OF TEAMS FILLING A "BYE", THE REMATCH CAN BE PLAYED WHEN THE TWO TEAMS MEET THE 2ND TIME, OR PRIOR TO THAT MATCH DATE.
IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO PLAY A MAKEUP ON THE SAME DAY AS REGULAR LEAGUE PLAY YOU ARE REQUIRED TO: MAKE SURE YOU ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO PLAY YOUR MAKE-UP IF DOING PRIOR TO REGULAR LEAGUE. IF YOU ARE NOT DONE WITH YOUR MAKE-UP, THEN YOU MUST STOP WHERE YOUR AT AND START REGULAR LEAGUE PLAY AND YOU MUST FINISH MAKE-UP AFTER REGULAR LEAGUE HAS FINISHED.
FOULS
A. ALL FOULS ARE LISTED IN YOUR RULE BOOK. PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THESE RULES----AS THEY ARE THE ONLY FOULS THAT WILL BE RECOGNIZED.
B. BREAKING DOWN YOUR CUE WILL NOT BE A FOUL OR LOSS OF GAME UNLESS IT IS USED AS A "SHARKING" TACTIC. (POOR SPORTSMANSHIP)
MATCHES NEEDED
A. ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE 4 MATCHS TO BE IN SESSION PLAYOFFS.
B. NEW SESSION MEMBER MUST HAVE 6 MATCHES PLAYED TO BE IN THE TRI-ANNUAL QUALIFIER.
C. PLAYERS WITH MORE THAN ONE SESSION HISTORY MUST HAVE 10 PLAYS TO BE IN THE
TRI-ANNUAL QUALIFIER.
D. ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 10 PLAYS TO PLAY IN THE NATIONAL QUALIFIER.
E. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR SCORESHEETS TO BE AT THE HOST LOCATION TO BEGIN A MATCH.
F. IF ONE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM IS PRESENTS, THE MATCH WILL BEGIN AT SCHEDULED TIME.
NEW PLAYERS
A. IF YOU START A NEW PLAYER THAT YOU KNOW SHOULD BE HIGHER THAN THE BEGINNING SKILL LEVELS (MALES AT A 4 IN 8-BALL AND 9-BALL, FEMALES AT A 3 IN 8-BALL AND A 2 IN
9-BALL),THE TEAM CAPTAIN SHOULD NOTE SUCH ON THE SCORESHEET AND START THE PLAYER AT A HIGHR SKILL LEVEL. (GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP).
TOURNAMENTS
THE TEAM CAPTAIN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING BOTH WHERE AND WHEN THE TRI-ANNUAL AND NATIONAL QUALIFIERS ARE, AS WELL AS, IF THEIR TEAM IS ELIGIBLE FOR EITHER EVENT. IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION AS TO YOUR TEAM'S ELIGIBILITY --- PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE TO INQUIRE!
RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE -- APA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE RULINGS AND MODIFICATIONS AS NECESSARY AND AT ANY TIME.
IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANY OF THE LOCAL BYLAWS IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CALL THE OFFICE OR CONTACT YOUR DIVISION MANAGER FOR CLARIFICATION.
THANKYOU AND GOOD SHOOTING!
CHUCK ROONEY
LEAGUE OPERATOR
